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VIRGINIA 



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An Absent Virginian 







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Jamestown Edition 



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LIBRARY of OONGRESs' 
Two Ooples Received 
APSt 19 1807 
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CLASS A XXc., No. 

COPY B. I 



To ^lirginiat— ta hn- gnllnnt sons, nuti 
gentle daughters, at home and afar,— and to all 
luho louc and honor the dear old state, this 
little poem is affertionatelr inscribed. 

An Absent \lirginian. 




"Thv 5ti'anci nnn of tlic Colanr. 



V,^ An Absent ^lirgininn 



Nowhere the sun shines quite so bright, 
Nor sheds the moon such silv'ry Hght, 
Giving joy by day and peace by night, 
As in Virginia. 




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Thr -Xonparttlla of Ktirginia' 



Nowhere beneath a sky so fair, 
Bloom flowers quite so sweet and rare, 
As those that bud and blossom there 
In Old Virginia. 







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Nowhere, it seems, the songbird's lay, 
Nor children's laughter while at play, 
Is quite so blithesome, free and gay 
As in Virginia. 




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Nowhere do men the magic know 
Of woman's voice, soft, sweet and low 
As those who hear its gentle flow, 
In Old Virginia. 






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Nowhere do men's hearts beat so high, — 
As in the days of chivalry, — 
To woman's smile and woman's sigh. 
As in Virginia. 




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In foreign lands God hath been kind, 
And given me much content to find, 
Yet this fond heart hath oft repined 
For Old Virginia. 




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And though my Hfe may not be spent 
In that fair land of sweet content, 
E'en death hath balm, for heart so rent, 
In Old Virginia. 



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My friends will see that when this coil 
Of mortal clay, has ceased its toil, 
It rests there in the sacred soil 
Of Old Virginia. 




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They'll bear me home and lay me there, 
Where bloom those flowers, sweet and rare, 
Under that sky, so blue and fair, 
In Old Virginia. 



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And if 'tis true that in the skies, 
The soul may choose its paradise, 
From out thy sphere mine ne'er will rise 
My own Virginia! 




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For I believe the abode of Heaven, 
Which unto righteous man is given, 
Can be to him no fairer haven 

Than Old Virginia. 




(general lUiLiprt ^riiuai'd I,ee 

of Kliryintn; 

"^ solriicr imthaut crwelt^, 
^ man aiitlraiit guile. 
^ ©acsrti- luitliaiit tris ambitinrt, 
^ 'OTaslrington mttlrottt his reiuat-d." 
'iitnl H. Hill 



Or if man on his upward way, 
Lives many lives, as Buddhists say, 
Give me one more, O Lord! I pray. 
In Old Virginia. 




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Hear me, O Lord! for I would fain 
To brave anew earth's grief and pain, 
If but to live a life again 

In Old Virginia. 




VmsHtnt of tlrr 2'f»wtstnttin gxposttton 



Then, grant, O God! if won my strife, 
'Gainst error and temptation rife, 
That thou awaken my new Hfe 

Down in Old Virginia. 




{E Republican Publishjnq Comp 

oesiqners. enghavehs. phintehs 

Hamilton, Ohio 



^PR 19 1907 



1^M5^ LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 




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